The day opened with US strikes on Iran and an Iranian counterstrike, but by afternoon a preliminary ceasefire deal emerged, with TAZ reporting an agreement and merkur.de noting negotiators awaited Trump's approval. Domestically, the CDU's internal crisis over replacing Chancellor Merz with Hendrik Wüst intensified. Bild and Tagesspiegel detailed Merz suspecting an intrigue, while FAZ and Sueddeutsche Zeitung described his growing isolation. A tragic accident in Dinslaken, where a car hit a school group killing two boys, dominated local coverage, with new details about the driver's heart monitor. Economic warnings included a Welt piece on stealth expropriation via inflation and FAZ's gas storage concerns. The day closed with the CDU's firewall debate and Kubicki seen as a last hope for the FDP.